{"active":false,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Dantonio","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DB TRAINING","assignment_date":"2023-11-20"},"shield_no":6322,"ended_date":"2026-07-01","taxid":"941612","complaint_ids":[201603924,201409298,201303500,201105288,201102876],"command_history":[{"command":"TRN BUR","id":"485"},{"command":"105 PCT","id":"105pct"},{"command":"105 DET","id":"105det"}],"appt_date":"2006-07-10","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[2670],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Sparkes, Abner E. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-09-15","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"24CV08824","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69498341/sparkes-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Steward, St. Clair vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-20","disposition_date":"2021-04-11","payout_amount":125000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"714217/2019","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"D'antonio, Christopher A.","summary":"Plaintiff St. Clair Steward served over two and a half months on Rikers Island after being wrongfully arrested and charged with an attempted murder he did not commit.\n\nOn January 30th, 2018, K.W. was sitting in his car in Queens when an unknown perpetrator approached him and asked for directions accompanied by Gregory Campbell, who bore a firearm. Campbell fired the gun twice at K.W., striking the car door, though K.W. could not clearly see the shooter.\n\nNYPD officers take DNA samples from the scene of the crime; officers Michael Cerullo, Christopher Dantonio, and Charles Venticinque interviewed K.W. and solicit mug shot identifications, which produce 2788 potential matches. Plaintiff St. Clair Steward is selected from this set of potential matches as someone who may have resembled the shooter. Video footage was provided that made it clear that K.W. could not have gotten a clear look at the shooter during the crime, but Detective Dantonio withheld this footage from the Queens District Attorney.\n\nOn January 31st, 2018, Plaintiff Steward was arrested at his home solely due to the mugshot identification. His DNA sample is taken but not compared with the DNA on the door handle. On February 1st, Detective received a warrant to search Steward's house. Said search did not produce any evidence. Nevertheless, though no forensic or other evidence connected Steward to the attempted robbery or murder, he was charged with attempted robbery and murder and sent to Rikers Island with bail set at $200,000.\n\nOn April 2nd, 2018, Detective Dantonio finally requested that the lab compare Steward's DNA to the DNA on the door handle. \n\nOn April 5th, 2018, DNA gathered from the driver's side door returned as a match to Gregory Campbell, a known felon.  Detectives Dantonio and Venticinque, Sergeant Barbieri, and Lieutenants Nicholas VanDyke and Stephen Faber did not forward this information to the Queens District Ottorney. \n\nOn April 16th, 2018, the lab report showed that Steward's DNA did not match the DNA found on the door handle. On April 18th, 2018, Steward was released from Riker's Island. Nevertheless, he made several court appearances before his case was ultimately dismissed in September, 2019.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4NRbUetlGoi72UXecJbmVw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Aristhee, Joley vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-01-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"718280/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","officer_name":"D'antonio, Christopher A.","summary":"On or about December 1, 2015 at approximately 12:37 a.m. Plaintiff was lawfully on the sidewalk awaiting emergency medical personnel when POs Christopher Dantonio and John Does 1-10 arrived. Emergency medical personnel thereafter arrived and took Plaintiff to the hospital. While Plaintiff was laying in a hospital bed, POs unlawfully placed him under arrest by handcuffing his arms rightly to his hospital bed. Plaintiff remained handcuffed to his hospital bed for approximately 2 days, despite the fact that he was immobile following surgery to his leg, and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Possession of a Firearm. POs then took Plaintiff to Central Booking, specifically ignoring the advice of medical personnel that Plaintiff should be transported in a wheelchair. Instead POs Dantonio and John Does 1-10 forced Plaintiff to use crutches and walk on the leg that had just been operated on. \n\nPlaintiff spent a total of 5 months in custody. POs caused a malicious prosecution to be undertaken against Plaintiff, requiring Plaintiff to return to court over 20 times before he was acquitted of all charges against him on or about April 20, 2018. In addition to physical injuries, Plaintiff suffered mental anguish, shock, fright, apprehension, economic damages, and deprivation of constitutional rights.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=5Ge/CyJbeXlDXCQbmNUycg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Nauhn, James Sr. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-23","disposition_date":"2018-07-27","payout_amount":250000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV06057","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"D'antonio, Christopher A.","summary":"Plaintiff opened the door because he heard noises outside when he was pepper sprayed in the face and officers entered the residence without a warrant. 2 of the Plaintiffs were grabbed, assaulted, and arrested.  Plaintiffs were charged with Dis Con, Resisting Arrest, and OGA, which were ACD'd","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921218-Nauhn-Sr-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921217-Nauhn-Sr-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324890/nauhn-sr-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"D'antonio, Christopher A.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2014-09-29","disposition_date":"2019-01-03","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","docket":"706749/2014","name":"Ranegan, David vs Cit of New York, et al.","payout_amount":250000},{"officer_name":"D'antonio, Christopher A.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-03","disposition_date":"2014-01-06","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV03698","name":"Drummond, Webster vs Police, Department Of, New York City, et al.","payout_amount":1500,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13048999/drummond-v-new-york-city-police-department-105th-precinct/"}],"id":"8M4P","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8M4P"}